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A fantastic gift for pasta lovers: Galantino Spaghetti all’Assassina in a beautiful metal gift box. With spaghetti, Apulian tomato sauce, garlic and chilli olive oil and the original recipe from Bari. Read more
Spaghetti all’Assassina literally means “murderer's spaghetti”. The dish comes from Bari and is quite different from the way we normally prepare pasta.
The spaghetti is not simply boiled separately and then tossed through the sauce. It cooks directly in the pan with tomato and is deliberately allowed to char. This creates dark, crispy sections of pasta while other parts remain juicy and intensely tomato-rich.
Made from 100% Italian durum wheat and intended as the firm foundation of the dish.
The tomato base in which the spaghetti cooks and from which the dish gets its intense red flavour.
Extra Virgin olive oil with garlic for the savoury Mediterranean base of the dish.
For the characteristic heat that belongs to Spaghetti all’Assassina.
Galantino includes the recipe in Italian and English, so you know exactly how this Bari classic is meant to be prepared.
Normally, we do everything possible to prevent pasta from sticking or burning. With Spaghetti all’Assassina, that is precisely the point. The pasta is toasted in the pan and gradually cooks in tomato sauce and liquid.
It is exactly that combination of crisp, caramelised, spicy and juicy that makes the dish so distinctive. And yes: the first time, it may feel as though you are doing something wrong. That is part of the experience.
The beautiful metal box immediately makes clear that this is no ordinary pasta set. But the best part is that the contents do not need to sit in a cupboard for months: everything invites you to head straight into the kitchen.
That makes it a wonderful gift for a pasta lover, Italy enthusiast, keen home cook or anyone who enjoys trying something new.
Christmas may still feel some way off, but this box has exactly what a good Christmas gift needs: it looks festive, feels generous and contains something the recipient can genuinely enjoy. And making Spaghetti all’Assassina together is considerably more sociable than simply unwrapping another bottle or box.
Galantino is a family business from Puglia with a history dating back to 1926. The company is best known for its olive oil, but also produces pasta, typical southern Italian specialities and exceptionally attractive gift packaging. This Assassina box may be one of the most enjoyable examples.
Beautiful packaging: check. Good ingredients: check. A dish with a brilliant story: check. And then the recipient actually has to start cooking. That is exactly what makes this box feel much more personal than a standard culinary gift.